Relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of tuberculosis transmission in the family in Batusumur Village, Manonjaya Subdistrict Tasikmalaya Regency / Hubungan status gizi dengan kejadian penularan tuberkulosis dalam keluarga di Desa Batusumur Kecamatan Manonjaya Kabupaten Tasikmalaya

Tuberculosis is the second infectious disease that causes the most deaths in the world according to WHO. Indonesia is a high TB burden country which currently ranks third in the world, with an incidence of 845.000 or 320/100.000 population with a mortality rate of 98.000 or 40/100.000 population and 3,6/100.000 TB-HIV population. The risk factor that can cause tuberculosis disease is malnutrition. The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of tuberculosis transmission in the family. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of tuberculosis. The research design used cross sectional study. The research was conducted in December 2023 in Batusumur Village, Manonjaya District, Tasikmalaya Regency. The research sample was 39 respondents of tuberculosis patients. Inclusion criteria: patients actively communicate and are easy to talk to, patients live with family members and are still in the initial phase of treatment in the first 2 months. The independent variable was nutritional status. The dependent variable was the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis transmission in family members. The instrument was an observation sheet. Data were analyzed by chi square test using SPSS. This research applies the principles of confidentiality, useful information and scientific development. The results showed that there was a relationship between nutritional status (p=0,026) and the incidence of tuberculosis transmission in the family. The conclusion is that there is a relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of tuberculosis. Tuberculosis patients and their families can make preventive efforts to prevent tuberculosis transmission.

Tuberkulosis berada pada posisi kedua sebagai penyakit infeksi yang menyebabkan kematian terbanyak penduduk dunia menurut WHO. Indonesia termasuk negara dengan beban TBC tinggi dimana saat ini Indonesia menduduki peringkat ketiga di dunia, dengan insiden sebesar 845.000 atau sebesar 320/100.000 penduduk dengan angka kematian sebanyak 98.000 atau sebesar 40/100.000 penduduk dan 3.6/100.000 penduduk TBC-HIV. Faktor resiko yang dapat menimbulkan penyakit tuberkulosis adalah malnutrisi. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan status gizi dengan kejadian penularan tuberculosis dalam keluarga. Desain penelitian menggunakan cross sectional study. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Desember 2023 di Desa Batusumur Kecamatan Manonjaya Kabupaten Tasikmalaya. Sampel penelitian sebagian pasien tuberkulosis 39 responden. Kriteria inklusi: pasien aktif berkomunikasi dan mudah diajak berbicara, pasien tinggal bersama anggota keluarga dan masih dalam pengobatan fase awal di 2 bulan pertama. Variabel independen yaitu status gizi. Variabel dependen yaitu insiden penularan tuberkulosis paru dalam anggota keluarga. Instrumen adalah lembar observasi. Data dianalisis uji chi square menggunakan SPSS. Penelitian ini menerapkan prinsip kerahasiaan, informasi bermanfaat dan pengembangan ilmu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan ada hubungan status gizi (p=0.026) dengan kejadian penularan tuberculosis dalam keluarga. Simpulan yaitu terdapat hubungan status gizi dengan kejadian tuberculosis. Pasien tuberculosis dan keluarga pasien dapat melakukan upaya preventif sehingga mencegah menularnya penyakit tuberculosis.